Tags: Crustacean.
Macrobrachium agwi is a species of freshwater shrimp that was first described in 2008 it is endemic to the Himalaya. It was discovered when a shipment of ornamental prawns destined for the aquarium trade was shipped from Cooch Behar East Bengal India to Europe. Examination of the shipment showed that one type of shrimp was a new undescribed species.